reddog Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Spotted this buck this morning, and thought I'd share a few pics of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jltimm Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Great eye! Now what's the rest of the story.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawdog Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Wow, cuz. That's a big brute!!! He an IA boy or are you up in the old neigborhood looking around??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhguide Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Thats a brute of a deer looks thick. How did you take those pictures that looks sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slabchaser Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 great eye! That must be what they look like before I get out of my stand. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddog Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 The rest of the story is, He is 85 yds off the road. a doe is laying in the next row of bushes to the right. hes soaking up some sun, enjoying life in a little 90 acre sanctuary. Across the road on 3 sides, is public hunting and on the other side is Lake Okoboji. He goes out under cloak of night and rounds up his girlfriend for the day then he herds her back to his little area. Yes, sometimes he gets caught outside the sanctuary, but has managed to make it so far. I have some pics of him from last year, but cant find them right now. I have permission to hunt a off lake lot which consists of nothing more than a hedge row fence that borders the property, 200 yds away from where he is bedded right now, but cant make myself walk thru the lake homes to go back there. All the neighbors watch out for the deer, and there are several of them in there. I dont want him that bad. I appreciate that he is around to keep my looking. Now, if I should ever find him in the public, thats a different story. I watched him for 20 minutes, and took about 30 pics, of which not all turn out, when you are shooting the way I am to get these. The first picture is zoomed up without the aid of my spotting scope. The rest of the pictures are done by simply putting my point and shoot digital camera up to the eye end of my Redfield spotting scope. Its not photo quality by any means, but is certainly gives you the ability to show your buddies what you seen that was of interest. Heres some others: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrklean Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 that has some thick beams on it nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddog Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 I dont have a good picture of the brow tines, but they are really, realy thick also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jltimm Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Awesome pics! Thanks for posting them, and good luck on your hunt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimngrizzly Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Thats really neat!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassNspear Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 those are some pretty nice bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Boo Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Hey Reddog are you from the Okoboji area? I am down in the area working and was wondering if there was anywhere close to go and look for some big Iowa bucks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddog Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 JBooYep, I live in Spirit Lake. I dont hunt much around here anymore, as I have been in SD for the last 7 weekends. This is not really the part of Iowa, that is notorius for big Iowa bucks, but, there are a few around, mostly around the refuges and sanctuaries.I'll be in Mn for Thanksgiving, leaving tomorrow morning, but wil be around all weekend. How long you gonna be in the area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopmaster Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 nice pictures reddog i've enjoyed seeing them including the ones in the corn. Some cool stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnorm1984 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Those are some great pics dude!!!! Heavy deer like that..just cool man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slabchaser Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 spirit lake thats crazy I used to live down there. There are some monster bucks down there. The biggest buck Ive ever seen was near spirit lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickelfarmer Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Have you ever been shed hunitng in the early spring back in the area you have permision to hunt? It would be just as cool to go out and see if you could find those horns after they fall off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royce Aardahl Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 now that's a cool way to take a pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoManX Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I love it when you share pics Reddog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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